Simon Booth entered the Dragons Den looking for an investment in his Kiddimoto company which manufactures the unique Kiddimoto balance bike for young kids. Despite a grilling by the Dragons, Simon managed to leave the Den with a joint investment from Dragons Hilary Devey and Duncan Bannatyne.

Demand for Kiddimoto balance bikes has significantly increased recently, and coupled with the Dragon’s Den exposure the balance bike should become one of this year’s most sought after Christmas presents. The balance bikes are unique in that they don’t have pedals, they teach toddlers and young children how to balance and are a great stepping stone between trikes and proper bikes.

Click here for more information about the Kiddimoto Balance Bike as seen on Dragons Den

This week’s Something for the Weekend gadget round-up was a bumper edition with a special back to school and back to uni theme. Here were the gadgets featured on the show:

LiveScribe Echo Smart Pen, £180

The LiveScribe Echo Pen is a great little gadget for students as it records everything you hear, say and write, and links the audio recordings to your notes. You write on special livescribe paper which cleverly records all you write. Notes can be saved to yor laptop or PC for easy access after your lessons/lectures. The LiveScribe Echo SmartPen can record up to 8GB of notes and audio although there are 4GB and 2GB versions also available.

Click here to buy a LiveScribe Echo Smartpen as seen on Something for the Weekend

ION Docuscan, £120

The ION Docuscan is essentially a portable scanner, and it’s really useful as the Something for the Weekend gadget girl explained. You simply scan your document through the small portable device and the Docuscan will save it to an SD card in clear JPEG quality. It’s also great for scanning photos, and you can view and zoom in on your scanned images using the 2.4 inch screen on the device.

Click here to buy an ION Docuscan as seen on Something for the Weekend

Swan Teasmade, £60

The Teasmade was huge in the 80s, and despite a subsequent decline in popularity it has returned with a bang – can you think of a more suitable gadget for students? Place the teasmade beside your bed, add some water, pop a teabag into the pot, set the alarm and the teasmade will wake you up in the morning with a cup of hot tea (or coffee) waiting for you.

Click here to buy a Swan Teasmade as seen on Something for the Weekend

UniSak, £150

This Uni Sack, or UniSak, is a handy starter pack for a new university student. It contains practically everything you need, including sieve, oven glove, duvet, pillow, towels, even toilet roll. The Uni Sack is sure to be a big seller.

Click here for more info about the UniSak as seen on Something for the Weekend

Packaway Lunch Box, £10

This clever packaway lunch box can be collapsed to half it’s original size to make it ultra portable when you’ve finished your sandwiches. It also comes with a spork in the top of the lid. A great portable lunchbox.

Click here to buy a packaway lunchbox as seen on Something for the Weekend 

Scratch and Scroll Mousemat, £16

This is a great little mousemat which allows you to scratch notes in it with either your finger or the supplied stylus pen. Simply lift up the top layer to clear the mousemat and start again.

Click here to buy a scratch and scroll mousemat as seen on Something for the Weekend

The GoGo Hamster Grooming Salon was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets, and a great christmas present idea for any little girl. Last year Go Go Hamsters were the sell out item around Christmas time – getting hold of a GoGo Hamster was very tricky indeed and they sold on eBay with huge markups.

It’s not the first time that Go Go Hamsters have featured on Something for the Weekend – we featured them here a year ago.

The Go Go Hamster grooming salon features a hamster feet powered hairdryer and lots of different grooming equipment to make your Go Go Hamster look like the prettiest and most well groomed hamster on the block. The Go Go Hamster Grooming Salon comes complete with mirrors, lights, brushes and grooming supplies!

Click here to buy a Go Go Hamster Grooming Salon as seen on Something for the Weekend, with free delivery

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Probably the most left-field of this week’s Gadget Show gadgets was the 900 Global RC900 Remote Controlled Bowling Ball. Gadget Show presenter Pollyanna tested the product in a ten-pin bowling match against the UK’s best female ten-pin bowling champion Hayley White.

The radio controlled bowling ball is designed with a counter-weight inside, and it is this which allows you to control its direction using the remote control handset. Once the ball finds it’s balance position you simply sync it to the handset using the wireless connection, and you’re ready to cheat (er, bowl).

This remote control bowling ball is great fun, and really works. It’s aimed squarely at kids and designed to bridge the gap between the video game generation and bowling, but big kids will love this too.

Click here for more information about the RC900 Remote Controlled Bowling Ball as seen on The Gadget Show

The Air Hunterz Z-curve Bow was to our knowledge the first bow and arrow to be featured on the Something for the Weekend gadgets round-up. It is nice and light to hold, and very simple to operate. Tim Lovejoy demonstrated the Z-curve bow in the Something for the Weekend carpark. It comes with different arrows for long and short distance shooting. All in all the Air Hunterz Z Curve Bow would make a great Xmas present for old and young kids alike.

Click here to buy an Air Hunterz Z-Curve Bow as seen on Something for the Weekend

FurReal Friends Gogo My Walking Pup was the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. This toy dog is squarely aimed at kids for Christmas. The Something for the Weekend gadget presenter said that Gogo is a really good interactive walking puppy complete with leash. If you have a child desperate for a puppy this Christmas, then this is the next best thing – without the malting or vet’s bills! Some kids are allergic to puppies – they won’t be allergic to this cute little toy.

You can pet Gogo and he will sound excited, you can tickle his tummy. Put Gogo My Walking Pup on the floor and he will walk unaided, with you holding his leash. If you stop petting him, he will get sad. Perfect for young children at Christmas, said Something for the Weekend presenter Tim Lovejoy.

Click here to buy a FurReal Friends Gogo My Walking Pup toy dog as seen on Something for the Weekend

The Elektroskate Alltrack 800 was the last of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. It is an off-road electric skateboard which is the fastest, lightest and most powerful on and off-road electric skateboard in the world. This skateboard will go from 0-25 miles per hour in just 4 seconds.

The skateboard weighs 19 kg, the board is made from maple wood and the tyres are pneumatic allowing some serious off-road skateboarding. The motor and accelerator remote are powered by bluetooth technology making it very responsive and easy to control.

Something for the Weekend were advertising this skateboard for £700 but we have managed to find it for just £499.

Click here for more info on the Elektroskate Alltrack Off-road Electric Skateboard as seen on Something for the Weekend

The Air Hogs Vectron Wave toy was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. It was described by the Something for the Weekend gadget expert as a ‘glorified frisbee’. It is a clever RC-style frisbee game, bringing the frisbee into the 21st century.

The Air Hogs Vectron wave has a propeller on the bottom and infra-red sensors on top. You can control it by placing your hand above it and allowing it to hover. The aim of the game is to make it fly to another person by waving your hand in their direction. It is a very clever and entertaining gadget – great for a summer day in the park.

Click here for more information on the Airhogs Vectron Wave toy as seen on Something for the Weekend

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The Flashlight Frenzy Disc was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. It is a frisbee that lights up in the dark – great for festivals or playing in the park at dusk or night-time. This light up frisbee is micro chip controlled and motion sensor activated, meaning it won’t wear the batteries when you’re not playing with it.

Get a Flashlight Frenzy light-up frisbee as seen on Something for the Weekend

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The Smart Globe was the second of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. It’s full name is the Oregon Scientific Smart Globe 3. It is essentially a fully interactive 3D globe complete with remote-control smart pen and pull out map. Use the pen to select a category, eg national anthems, then press the pen onto any country in the world to hear its national antthem. Other categories include amazing facts and language.

As well as being highly educational, the Smart Globe 3 is great fun, with over 30 games to play such as find the city. It is so clever that it even connects to a PC via USB port so you can download real time world news updates which are accesible by pressing the smart pen onto the relevant country.

This Oregon Scientific Smart Globe 3 would make an excellent educational and fun present for anyone young or old. It is available for around £100, £30 less than quoted on Something for the Weekend.

Click here to buy a Smart Globe as seen on Something for the Weekend

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